About Kunzum
Since 2007, Kunzum has served as an important guide for travellers planning journeys in India and the subcontinent – and some international destinations too.
Introductions first…
Kunzum is a high altitude pass in the Lahaul Spiti region of Himachal Pradesh in India. And the inspiration behind the brand that is all about memorable travel experiences. Our journey started in 2007 as a travel blog by writer and photographer, Ajay Jain. And we have crossed many milestones – literally and figuratively – since then.
Kunzum.com
An independent, objective and one of the most trusted online travel information websites in India. A unique style of writing, peppered with anecdotes and illustrated with high quality photographs and videos, have won the site a fan following of tens of thousands of travellers. More at http://kunzum.com.
NEW: The Kunzum Travel Mag
A unique product, it is a monthly e-mag available as a PDF, for the iPad and Kindle, and for online reading with flipping pages on Issuu.com. Subscription is FREE at http://kunzum.com/mag.
Publishing
We publish engaging and quality travel books and guides in both traditional formats as well as e-books (for the iPad, Amazon’s Kindle, other mobile readers and all computers). More at http://kunzum.com/books.
Curator of collectible photographic art
Available for your walls at home, office or resort and also as stock imagery for publishing and promotional materials. All printed on archival paper to last generations. The prints are also on display at the Kunzum Travel Café. Check the collection at http://kunzumgallery.com.
Club Kunzum
This is a service where we bring quality travel service providers and travellers together. Our role is limited to facilitation only with no commissions or payments involved. We also encourage members to plan activities amongst themselves including trips, photographic classes, city walks, forums, offline meets, travel talks and more. Membership is free at http://kunzum.com/club.
Kunzum Travel Café
Another unique offering from Kunzum – a bricks and mortar place for the travel-minded to come together as a community, a sort of Face-to-Facebook network. Located in Hauz Khas Village in New Delhi, guests can hang around, read travel books, use free Wi-Fi, participate in events, exchange stories, enjoy music, buy photographic art, post travelogues and make travel plans. They can even order tea, coffee and cookies – and pay what they like. More at http://kunzum.com/travelcafe.
Social @ Kunzum
We are also a vibrant community of thousands of travellers on social media including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Vimeo and Flickr. Links given below.
Contact Us
Ajay Jain, ajay@ajayjain.com, +91.99100 44476
Shruti Sharma, shruti@kunzum.com, +91.9650 702 777
Links
Online: http://kunzum.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/kunzum
Twitter: http://twitter.com/kunzum
YouTube: http://youtube.com/kunzum
Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/kunzum
About Ajay Jain
Ajay Jain is a full time writer, journalist and photographer based in New Delhi in India. He is not limited in his medium of expression, equally comfortable writing for newspapers and magazines, as well as his own books and blogs.
Starting his writing career in 2001, he has been covering business, technology and youth affairs before deciding to focus wholly on travel writing. He pursues his passion by being on the road as much as he can.
He has written three books, the latest being Postcards from Ladakh (http://www.kunzum.com/postcardsfromladakh), a pictorial travelogue on Ladakh. His first, Let’s Connect: Using LinkedIn to Get Ahead at Work, is a management book on professional networking using the world’s most popular professional networking site LinkedIn.com. It was published in early 2008. His other book, and his first travel book, Peep Peep Don’t Sleep (http://www.peeppeepdontsleep.com), is a collection of funny road signs and advertisements.
He has worked for and written columns for national publications in India including The Hindustan Times, Mint, Financial Express, Indian Management (Business Standard), Outlook Business, Deccan Herald, Mumbai Mirror (Times of India), Discover India, Swagat, Asian Age and Rediff.com. He has also edited a youth newspaper, The Campus Paper.
Prior to taking up writing, he has worked in the Information Technology and Sports Management sectors. He holds degrees Mechanical Engineering (Delhi College of Engineering, 1992), Management (Fore School of Management, 1994) and Journalism (Cardiff University, UK, 2002). His schooling was at St. Columba’s School in New Delhi.
Contact
Email: ajay@ajayjain.com
Mobile: +91.99100 44476
Links
Facebook: http://facebook.com/ajayjain9
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ajayjain
LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ajayjain9


22 Comments
kunzum is nice place to share ur experiences with other tourists. i really like the concept called ‘KUNZUM’
I seen your article about kunzum cafe on the Mumbai sunday mididay nwes paper.It is very good to hear that their are such places in India where people gather and share their experiences about travel.Are their any such travel cafe in Mumbai.Please mail me if their are any. I am a tour escort & like to get acknowedged with infinite places of this world.
Looking forward to associate with you…………….
Been to your place yesterday. More than money I owe a big thanks to u ..
Coming across this website makes me happy and love the concept for Kunzum Travel Cafe
Good initiative taken by Mr, Jain and the bud has blossomed into a lovely flower.
Thanks to twitter, i visited ‘Kunzum’ yesterday, and it was amazing. The concept, the collection of Ajay’s photographs and the books, all made me travel through different mood’. I wish he replicates this across the country for more travellers to pitstop.
Nice to know that there are people who live with travel.
God bless you Ajay, with millions of kilometers of exploration!
lets all hit the roads!
Best regards,
Doulos Jose
visiting this cafe actually was very refreshing..the atmosphere is so lively..i love d concept and d ambience…pictures were amazing…n plus coffe was really a worth treat!! All d Best !
plllleeeeeeesssssss open up a cafe for travel in Bangalore ajay.
Thanks for putting up such a nice webpage Ajay…Hoping to catch up at cafe…
Thanks Rahul. Sure will look forward to having you over.
Thanks Doulos. Just the feedback that makes our day
Would love to have more of these cafes around the country – hopefully it will all work out. In the meantime, like you said, let’s hit the road.
Great you feel this way Krishna – but it thanks to all of you that the cafe is what it is
Hi Ajay,
A RT from a friend landed me to follow you on tweeter and then to the site. I like the concept of the Kunzum Cafe and find it very useful for the travellers across the globe who want to explore India. Please view some pictures we have taken at http://www.facebook.com/advertere.in let us know if there is anyway we can collaborate.
Thanks,
Rahul Shah
Hyderabad
Ajay, You’ve got a serious amount of content here. Good work, and allot of good stuff.
Do you have a facebook fan page? I looked for one on twitter but could not discover one, I would really like to become a fan!
thank u so much Ajayji, for this amazing website….
i wanna be a traveller plz guide me…..
I would like to offer you a space in the DU north campus area. Its a 40 years old travel office(chartered buses), and it will be a refreshing change for this chaotic area near Hansraj College…..9958622066
Dear Ajay, I happened to see your site mentioned in an article on blogging in one of the Malayalam news papers, Malayala Manorama. After visiting the site I am tempted to be a regular visitor and member of various programmes. Your site is quite pleasant and I will definitely visit again. Wel done!
So exiting features about travelling! Genuine work keep on doing better
dear ajay i like your blog sait iam studing blog in looking your blog tank you so much
Mind blogging content and fabulous photos !
congrats! I’d love love love to contribute…is there anyway I too can be a part of this?